The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-07-27
AN ACT

and providing penalties for the injury
and destruction of forests.
SECTION l. Be 10 enacted, &c., That, in
consideration of the public benefit to be
derived from the planting and cultivation
of forest or timber trees, the owner or
owners of any land i'll this Commonwealth
planted with forest or timber trees, in
number not less than twelve hundred to
the acre, shall, on making due proof there
of be entitled to receive, annually, from
the commissioners of their respective
counties, during the period that the said
| trees are maintained in sound condition
upon the said land, the following sums of
| money:
For period of ten years after the land
| has been so planted, sum equal to nine
ty per centum of all taxes annually as
sessed and paid upon the said land, or so
much of the said ninety per centum as
| shall not exceed the sum OF forty-fve
cents per acre.
For second period of ten years, sum
| equal to eighty per centum of the said
taxes, or so much of the said eighty per
| centum:as shall not exceed the sum of
| forty cents per acre.
For q third and final period of ten years.
| a sum equal 10 fifty per centum of the
said taxes, or so much of the said fifty
per centum as shall not exceed the sum of
| twenty five cents per acre.
PROVIDED, That 1t shall be lawful for the
owner or owners of the said land, after
the same has been so planted for at least
ten years, to thin out and reduce the num-
Der of trees growing thereon to not less
| than six hundred to the acre, so long as
no portion of the said land shall be abso-
lutely cleared of the said trees: Aud pro
| Uided also, That the benefits of this act
shall not be extended to nurserymen or
others growing trees for sale for future
planting.
SECTION O. The owner q. !aEners of for
est OF timber land in TINS SofssA A1aEgealth,
A which has been cleared of mercfantaDie'
timber, who shall within one year after
the said land has been so cleared, havo
given notice to the commissioners of their
respective counties that the said land is to
be maintained in timber, and who shall
maintain upon the said land yonng forest
or timber trees in sound condition, in
: number at least twelve hundred to the
1 acre, shall, ON making due proof thereof,
be entitled to receive, annually, from the
/! commissioners of their respective coun-
\ ties, the sums of money mentioned in the
n i tiaSection of this act: Provided, That
the iifst period iit nitsyten years shall be count
been cleared of merchantabie timber, and,
that after the said first period OF ten years,
the number of trees upon the said land
may be reduced as in the said first section
is provided.
SECTION 8. Any person or persons who
shall wilfully or carelessly cut bark from,
or otherwise cut, burn, or injure any tree,
plant, shrub or sprout, planted, growing,
or being on any land of this Common
wealth, without the consent of the owner
or owners thereof, first had and obtained,
or who, without such consent, shall kim
die, or cause to be kindled, fire on any
forest or timber land in this Common
wealth, or who shall carry into or over
any forest or timber land any lighted can
die, lamp, torch, or other fire. without
, having the same secured in a lantern. or
other closed vessel, or who shall discharge
or set off fire works of any kind on said
land, or among the trees thereon, or who
shall wilfully or carelessly burn or hre
upon his or their own land, or that of 9TH
ers, any tree, brush, stubble or other conf
, bustible material, whereby fire shall be
communicated to the leaves, brush, +
} timber upon any forest or timber II
} belonging to other parties, shall be-
!, ect 10 penalty of fifty dollars for
oifense, committed with cost of suit; b
half to go to the party or parties injured,
= and the other half to the school fund of
! the district in which said otlense was conn
i united: Provided, That if tho defendant,
[ or defendants, neglect or refuse to pay at
, once the penalty imposed and costs, or
=. shall not enter sufficient bail for the pay
4 ment of the same within ten days, he or
they shall be committed to the common
| Jail of said county for period of not less
4 than one day for each dollar of the penalty
3 imposed: And proUided, When the penal
ty imposed is above five dollars, the de-
fondant, or defendants, may enter into
: swer said complaint on charge of misde-
meanor before the court of quarter ses-
= sious of the peace of the county in which
the oiIense is committed, which court, ON
conviction of tho defendant or defendants
OF the offense so charged, and failure to
pay the penalty imposed by this act with
costs shall commit said defendant or de-
}, PENDANTS to the common Jail of the county
I for period of not less than one day for
: each dollar of penalty imposed.
= SECTION 4. Any justice of tho peace or
! alderman, upon Information or complaint
made before him, by the affidavit OF one
or more persons. of the violation of this
act by any person or persons, shall issue
his warrant, to any constable, or police
a officer, to cause such person or persons 70
be arrested and brought before the said
b Justice of the peace or alderman, who shall
hear and determine the guilt or innocence
of the person or persons so charged, who,
if convicted of the said Oifense, shall be
sentenced to pay the penalty aforesaid.
5 SECTION D. The commissioners OF each
d county shall. within one month after tho
n passage of this act, cause the same TO DO
Is published one or more times in one news
Is paper OF general circulation IN their re-
IL spectiVo counties.
Is APPROVED; The lst day of June, A; D.
|. 1887. JAMES \. BEANEh'